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Colorblende 


The Aristocrat of Fire-Safe Roofings 


A Roofing Material that - - 
Approaches nearest to the Ideal 


HE tawny thatch of rural England, 

the red tiles of sunny Spain, the 
mottled green copper that tops Gothic 
structures, perpetuates the desires of 
architects through many centuries, to 
make the roof a decoration as well as a 
covering. Each one of these roofs has 
come to be distinctive in its own particu- 
lar environment. 


We, in this country, also have a dis- 
tinctive roof. The graceful, free lines of 
a shingle roof have been rather intimately 
associated, from pioneer days, with the 
architecture of American houses so that 
this form of roofing can properly be re- 
garded as typically American. No roof- 
ing offers so many and such varied roofing 
effects or such opportunities for artistic 
roof treatment as the shingle. 


A real roofing must of course be more 
than a mere water shed. It must, like 
any M@artistic “tame, snaves texture msbe 
pleasing in appearance, have character 
of line which shows thought and it must 
have color, neutralized color, properly 
distributed. 


But a roofing must do more than merely 
cover. It must do more than serve as a 
medium for the expression of the artistic 
ideas of the architect. It must be dur- 


able—it must be economical to maintain 
and above all it must be fire-safe. 


The need for a fire-safe roofing is particu- 
larly emphasized by the fact that Amer- 
ica’s annual fire loss is so huge as to 
amount to almost a national scandal. 
In this country we burn up nearly seven 
times as much property per capita as the 
average of the principal European coun- 
tries. A large proportion of this loss is 
due to the very widespread use of in- 
flammable roofing. But we are begin- 
ning to awaken. Town after town is 
prohibiting the use of such materials. 
Some day, let us hope, they will be uni- 
formly prohibited by the good sense of 
all people who have anything to do with 
building. 


To retain the attractiveness and national 
characteristics of shingle roofs and yet 
secure the permanence and fire protection 
of Asbestos, Johns-Manville have pro- 
duced an Asbestos Shingle, composed of 
Asbestos Fibre and Portland Cement, 
united under great hydraulic pressure 
and cut with rough and smooth edges 
and in four colors —a deep red, a warm 
brown, a dark gray and—a composite of 
brown shades called Conglomerate Brown. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


VARIOUS TYPES OF JOHNS-MANVILLE 
COLORBLENDE ROOFS 


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ENGLISH TYPE OF COUNTRY CLUB BUILDING 


Mixing certain combinations of these 
various colors produces a roof which 
harmonizes with the landscape like a 
hillside in autumn with the same in- 
describable reds, browns and greys of 
frost tinted leaves. Yet with all its 
beauty of color and line, a roof of this sort 
is as durable as stone and equally as 
fireproof. 


To such a roof of Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles of size No. 50, laid in Conglom- 
erate Brown, alone, or in combination 
with other standard colors, the registered 
name of “Colorblende”’ has been given. 


The soft warm shades of Conglomerate 
Brown mingled in the laying, harmonize 
with the natural surroundings with the 
restful unobtrusiveness of a weathered 


roof and crown any architectural scheme 
with greater beauty than could be ob- 
tained by the most skillful use of the 
artist's brush. 


Where a certain tone sliould predominate 
to suit a particular type of architecture, 
such as a red roof, we will say, for a house 
in the Mission style, the addition of the 
desired Indian Red shingles to the 
Conglomerate Brown, in the proper pro- 
portion and laid indiscriminately, secures 
a most artistic effect. 


But there are wide varieties of color effects 
possible in a Colorblende roof. The 
shingles may be made to blend to suit 
the individual taste of architect or owner 
to harmonize with any architectural 
scheme or natural environment. 


MODERN ADAPTATION OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIAL TY FE OF RESIDENCE 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


A COLORBLENDE ROOF OF CONGLOMERATE BROWN WITH A MIXTURE OF INDIAN RED 


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SPANISH MISSION TYPE OF RESIDENCE 


The roofs shown in this pamphlet illus- 
trate a number of most interesting com- 
binations of Conglomerate Brown As- 
bestos Shingles alone or laid with certain 
proportions of Indian red or natural gray. 


While it is impossible to reproduce in 
color plates the effect of a Colorblende 
roof when seen in its proper setting, we 
feel sure that these plates will give a very 
good idea of the soft, blending colors of 
the shingles and stimulate the imagina- 
tion to understand the general effect,— 


ITALIAN TYPE OF COUNTRY RESIDENCE 


ENGLISH TYPE OF COUNTRY RESIDENCE 


the peculiar attractiveness of the Color- 
blende roof. 


The traditional red roof, so universally 
associated with buff walls and dark, 
weathered trim, in stucco and_half- 
timber houses, becomes a soft, pleasing 
blend rather than a brilliant spot by 
mixing Indian red shingles, which natur- 
ally predominate, with the modifying 
shades of Conglomerate Brown. Such a 
roof from a distance is still a red roof, yet 
this arrangement tones it down and adds 


MIDDLE WEST, SO-CALLED “PRAIRIE” TYPE OF RESIDENCE 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


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A COLORBLENDE ROOF OF CONGLOMERATE BROWN WITH A MIXTURE OF NATURAL GRAY 


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ENGLISH COTTAGE TYPE OF RESIDENCE 


an air of long occupancy in its suggestion 
of weathering. Such a.roof harmonizes 
with various side wall treatments and 
instead of looking like a roof just recent- 
ly laid, it looks almost like a roof which 
had grown upon: that -house by some 
natural, artistic-process. | 


The color combination illustrated on 
page 4 is a blending of 809% Conglomer- 
ate Brown and 20% Indian red Asbestos 
Shingles. Here the red is very much 


DUTCH COLONIAL TYPE OF RESIDENCE 


subdued yet this mixture is particularly 
attractive for certain distinct styles of 
architecture. With a residence of the 
English or Italian country type or the 
Middle West, so called “Prairie Type” 
or Spanish Mission style, it is unques- 
tionably the correct roof. 


To the soft gray tone and delicate tracery 
of the French chateau a Colorblende roof 
of Conglomerate Brown shingles as shown 
on the next page gives an agreeable im- 


ELIZABETHAN RURAL TYPE OF COUNTRY HOUSE 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


A COLORBLENDE ROOF OF CONGLOMERATE BROWN ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


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TAPESTRY BRICK HOUSE FOLLOWING A FRENCH MOTIF 


pression of that mellowness which ordi- 
narily comes from time alone. This is the 
chief artistic effect of the Conglomerate 
Brown blend and makes these shingles 
peculiarly appropriate for those archi- 
tectural schemes which follow the general 
lines of earlier days. 


Where the roof area is large as in the 
country club building in the English 
style, or represents a major portion of the 
structure, as in the gate lodge after the 


SUBURBAN COLONIAL FRAME DWELLING 


French style, or the small village library 
of English design, Conglomerate Brown 
Asbestos Shingles are particularly effec- 
tive because of their harmonious blending 
with the natural surroundings at every 
period of the year as well as with the 
side-wall color. For the small suburban 


church of rough-hewn stone, in the semi- 
Gothic or Norman style, the weathered 
effect of Conglomerate Brown Shingles 
gives precisely the air of quiet dignity 
desired. 


SUBURBAN CHURCH, SEMI-GOTHIC OR NORMAN TYPE 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


A COLORBLENDE ROOF OF CONGLOMERATE BROWN ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


Page Ten 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


A ROOF SHOWING THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF INDIAN RED ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


Page Eleven 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


ENGLISH RURAL TYPE WITH STUCCO SIDE WALLS . 


One of the happy results of the blending shades 
of Conglomerate Brown Asbestos Shingles is 
their adaptability to various wall textures. 
Page 10 illustrates their harmony with the 
warm tan tapestry brick and gray stone trim 
of the English suburban house. 


On the other hand, on a house in the English rural 
style, either with all stucco side wall or the more 
typical brick wall and half-timber upper story, 
the Conglomerate Brown Asbestos Shingles suc- 
cessfully carry out the true English effect. 


SHADE No. 1 


The Conglomerate Brown Shingles are equally 
pleasing on a tapestry brick house with a some- 
what French motif. They add the necessary finishing touch of artistic 
unity and dignity. On a small suburban Colonial frame dwelling the 
quiet good taste and unobtrusiveness of Conglomerate Brown Shingles 
are convincing proof of their real adaptability. 


The instant success of Conglomerate Brown Asbestos Shingles is testimony 
of the artistic judgment with which this composite color has been blended. 


NATURAL GRAY AND CONGLOMERATE BROWN 


With the addition of the Natural Gray solid color Asbestos Shingle to 
Conglomerate Brown, in approximately the proportion of 1 to 4 (as 
recommended in the red mixture) the resulting “Colorblende’”’ roof 
assumes a soft, cool tone, which immediately fits it for that natural 


SMALL LIBRARY OF ENGLISH DESIGN 


SHADE No. 2 
THE FOUR SHADES OF CONG 


NATURAL GRAY 
ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


Page Twelve 


GATE LODGE AFTER THE FRENCH STYLE 


SHADE No. 3 
E BROWN ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


INDIAN RED 
ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


ENGLISH RURAL TYPE OF RESIDENCE 


environment with which it must properly appear 
in contrast. Whether with gray or buff all-stucco 
walls—as shown here—or on the English cottage 
type, with a stucco base and clapboard half- 
story, it carries an air of distinction which marks 
the house as a well considered harmony and 
enhances its effective setting in the landscape. 


This combination is especially appropriate to 
the Colonial style, either the Dutch Colonial or 
the more modern adaptation of the New England 
Oo Colonial with its wide white clapboard siding 

and dormers. It is equally successful in the 

Elizabethan rural type of country house where 

its pleasing contrast with the dun side-wall gives an effective skyline. 


Whether the first consideration in the choice of a roof covering is its 
artistic fitness—or its fire safety—or its permanence and economy as a 
protection against the elements, a “Colorblende” roof meets it exactly. 
The soft blending shades put the finishing touch to any sidewall treat- 
ment, with all the charm that could be obtained by an artist's brush. 
There is nothing in Asbestos Shingles which can burn, so the danger of 
roof-communicated fire is forever removed. This fire safety combined 
with little or no upkeep expense, and a durability which increases with 
age, answers every economical requirement. 


The nearest Johns-Manville Branch will be pleased to confer with archi- 
tects and owners regarding the possibilities in a ““Colorblende” roof for 
any planned or existing residence. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


RESIDENCE OF MR. OTIS H. CUTLER, SUFFERN, N. Y., ALFRED BUSSELLE, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE COLORBLENDE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


Let the First Cost be the Last Cost 


The roofing material that gives permanent 
satisfaction in service, year after year, 
without costing one cent for maintenance, 
is a cheaper roof when figured on a cost- 
per-year basis, than one whose initial 
cost is considerably lower but which re- 
quires periodical painting or other re- 
finishing. Fora roof that demands atten- 
tion and costly repairs quickly runs up 
maintenance bills that more than over- 
shadow the costof a first-cost last-cost roof. 


The first cost of Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles is the last cost, for they never 


need paint and they actually toughen 
with age. ‘These features are the biggest 
factors in the successful elimination of 
roof up-keep cost, for painting or replace- 
ment are the most frequent items on 
the bills handed to owners of wood, 
tin, tile or slate roofs. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles are 
easily laid by any roofer, slater or carpen- 
ter: ~ They; may? «be «applied to: roof 
decks of ordinary design, hence involve no 
expense for alterations in the framing. 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


How many roof coverings will measure up 
to such specifications? 


Wood shingles curl, rot, leak and are 
easily kindled into flame by flying sparks 
and brands. Slate or tile are heavy, 
brittle, costly and require skill to lay. 
Metal must be repainted often to resist 
rust and is often eaten away by it in 
spite of frequent and costly recoating. 


Underwiters’ Approval 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles are ex- 
amined, approved and labeled by the 
Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., under 
the direction of the National Board of 
Fire Underwriters. Laid American 
method, they are given Class “A” rating 
—the highest possible for residence con- 
struction. Laid Hexagonal or Diagonal 
imeliodsethicyearceciven Class. 5B 
rating. Aside from any insurance 
savings thus effected, these high 
ratings are of special interest to the 
owner in the positive proof they 
afford of the fire-resistant properties 

of Asbestos Shingles. 


Combining Rock with Rock 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles are 
simply a combination of asbestos rock 
fibre and Portland Cement compressed 
under hydraulic pressure. There is 


nothing in them to rot, burn or rust— 
nor will they warp, split or crack under 
summer sun or winter snow—in short, 
their rock-like base and tough, resilient 
tensile structure make them unaffected 
by time, fire or the elements. 


RESIDENCE OF MR. FRANK OLSON, WAUWATOSA, 
CLARE C. HOSMER, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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RESIDENCE AND GARAGE OF MR. E. L. NOERA, POINT OF PINES, MASS., M. F. BURK, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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RESIDENCE OF MRS. GEORGE P. BARTON, ALTADENA, CAL., C. I. DRISCOLL, ARCHITECT 
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“Roofing Everlasting.” 


Eliminating Fire Danger 


Insurance is an investment in financial 
reparation for loss by fire, but not an 
It will 
never bring back the home, its treasures 


investment in fire prevention. 
or its traditions. Actual fire prevention 
is the only insurance that watches over 
your home, protecting it and the things 
that money can never replace. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles pro- 


tect your home day and night, year in 
and year out, from the house-to-house 
fire hazard, for they cannot burn and to 
flying brands and sparks from your own 
or your neighbors’ chimneys they act as a 
positive fire barrier. 


Exhaustive tests by the Underwriters’ 
Laboratories, Inc., and the performance 
of these shingles in some of the hottest 
fires have demonstrated their fire-resisting 
qualities beyond question. 


Because of the unchanging nature of 
their raw materials—Asbestos and Port- 
land Cement—the fire-proof and lasting 
of Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles are not limited to a number of 


qualities 


years; they guard your home and the 
community indefinitely. 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


Johns-Manville Roofing 
Responsibility 
The responsibility of the Johns-Manville 
Co., to see that you get the roofing service 
promised from Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles is reduced to definite form by our 
policy of roofing-registration. 


Johns -Manville roofing - registra- 
tion is a plan whereby the owner 
may register his Johns-Manville 
roofing with us by means of a 
special blank—filled out and for- 
warded to our nearest branch 
at the time of application. 


Your roofing is then placed on our 
records as a Johns-Manville roofing 
in service and we assume full 
responsibility of seeing that you 
get the service promised. This is 
in addition to our written, formal 
guarantee and is infinitely more. 


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It means the translation of the terms of 
the guarantee to actual service given 
to you by inspection of your roofing by 
our representative from time to time. 


You can register your Johns-Manville 
Asbestos Shingle Roofing with us directly 
or through your dealer. 


RESIDENCE OF MR. W. C. REED, HARMON, N. Y., 
HENRI VALLET, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


RESIDENCE MR. J. R. REID, WINNIPEG, MAN., H. B. RUGH, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


RESIDENCE OF MR. L. R. HOFF, PATERSON, N. J., F. Y. PARSONS, ARCHITECT 
JOHNS-MANVILLE COLORBLENDE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles _ 
“The Perfect Roof” 


Nowadays, the modern home builder de- 
sires a covering for the home possessing 
not one or two virtues, but combining 
in one perfect roofing all the single ad- 
vantages which the various old-style 
roofs possessed together with such addi- 
tional ones as modern science may have 
developed. 


The ‘perfect roof’ according to modern 
standards must combine the following 
qualities: 


It must be a complete shelter in all 
climates and under all weather conditions. 


It must be proof against all roof-com- 
municated fire—for the benefit not only 
of the individual but of the community. 


It must be a true’ insulation against 
heat or cold. 


It must be easy to put on and inexpensive 
to maintain in good condition. 


And last, but by no means least, it must 
be artistic—a fitting crown to a well- 
planned facade—it must be aesthetically 
pleasing to the beholder. 


Checking the thousand and one roofings 
against these simple but necessary re- 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


quirements, the long list 
dwindles. There are a large 
number which meet one or 
two of these demands. A few 
can satisfy most of them, 
but Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles meet them all. 


Easy to Lay 


Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Shingles are not only fire- 


- FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., Edgar Fardon, Arch. 
pr oof and durable but quicker JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


foulay eee! here 1s: no need to 
stop or hesitate an instant 
because there are holes in 
each shingle exactly where the 
nails are to go. They are made 
in a variety of sizes and shapes, 
as shown on page 23; and in 4 
colors a deep red, a soft brown, 
a dark gray and a composite 
of four shades of brown known 
as Conglomerate Brown. 
“ Colorblende” shingles are 
furnished only in 14”, rough 


edge No. 50 size. 


GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HINSDALE, ILL., Wm. Arthur Warren, Architect 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


BARNS OF MR. C. G. WILLIAMS, SUSSEX, N, J. 
JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES 


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Standard Specifications 
Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


In these specifications we refer to definite sizes and styles of shingles. Where other sizes 
are used style numbers of the shingles may be inserted as desired. 


Specifications for the Application of Johns-Manville 
“Colorblende” Asbestos Shingles 


Lay roof boards in the usual manner, 
breaking joints and nailing securely in 
place with at least two nails at each pur- 
lin, leaving no loose ends. ‘The roofing 
boards shall be well seasoned and of 
narrow width. Over the roofing boards 
lay one thickness of Johns-Manville 
Asbestos Slaters’ Felt, laying horizontally 
With a 940 =laoeeand m@witheioeeslapeon 
hips and valleys. 


Apply 4%” thick x 1%” wide furring 
strip parallel with and flush with the 
eaves, then apply one course of Standard 
Brown No. 17, 4.x 160” Starters, at eaves 
lengthwise and parallel to same, over- 
hanging the eaves about 11%4”. Apply 
second course of Standard Brown No. 51, 
9 x 18” Starters, at eaves lengthwise and 
parallel to same, breaking joints with 
and entirely covering the first course. 
Apply third course, using Conglomerate 
Brown No. 50, 9 x 18”, and (Indian Red 
No. 50, 9 x 18”) (Natural Gray No. 50, 
9 x 18”) (mark out color not to be consid- 
ered) Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles, 
breaking joints with and entirely covering 
the second course; after which proceed in 


the regular manner as with wooden 
shingles or slate, exposing eight inches to 
the weather and fastening each shingle in 
place with two galvanized iron (or copper) 
roofing nails as specified. Never drive 
the nails down tight, it is only necessary 
to drive them firmly as with slate. 


The various shades of Colorblende As- 
bestos Shingles shall be laid at random, 
in approximately equal proportions. 


FITPSFANDSRIDGES 


Construct Boston Hip and Ridge of No. 
50 Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos 
Shingles—(color to be selected by archi- 


tect). 
FLASHINGS 


Flash all chimneys and valleys with 
copper or other approved material. 


NOTE 


Where it is desired to use either Indian 
Red or Natural Gray, in combination 
with Conglomerate Brown Shingles, we 
recommend a proportion of approxi- 
mately 80% of Conglomerate Brown to 
20% Indian Red or Natural Gray. 


Specifications for the Application of 1g inch thick Standard Asbestos Shingles 
American Method 


Lay roof boards in the usual manner, 
breaking joints and nailing securely in 
place, with at least two nails at each 
purlin, leaving no loose ends. The roof- 
ing boards should be well seasoned and of 


narrow width. Over the roof boards lay 
one thickness of Johns-Manville Asbestos 
Slaters’ Felt, described on page 22, laying 


horizontally with a 4-inch lap, and with _ 
Apply ... 


12-inch laps on hips and valleys. 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


Yy-inch thick by 1%-inch wide furring 
strip parallel with and flush with eaves, 
then apply one course of No. 51 *(B), 
9x18 inch shingles at eaves lengthwise and 
parallel to same, overhanging the eaves 
about 11-inch. Apply the second course, 
using No. 5 *(A) shingle, entirely covering 
first course, breaking joints; after which 
proceed in the regular manner as with 
wooden shingles or slate, exposing 7 inches 
to the weather and fastening each shingle 
in place with at least two galvanized iron 
(or copper) roofing nails as specified. 
Never drive nails down tight, it is only 
necessary to drive them firmly as with 
slate. Over the ridges and hips apply 


Boston Hip or Johns-Manville Transite 
Asbestos Ridge and Hip Rolls with not 
less than 3-inch lap, fastened in place 
with special ridge roll fasteners furnished 
for the purpose. 


Where ridge pole does not project high 
enough above the roof boards to allow 
direct application of ridge roll, it is neces- 
sary to put in a false pole so that it is 
possible to get a direct fastening through 
top of ridge roll. 


FLASHINGS 


Flash all chimneys and valleys with 
copper or other approved material. 


Hexagonal Method 


NOTE—tThe hexagonal or “honeycomb” 
method of applying Johns-Manville Tran- 
site Asbestos Shingles, in the %-inch 
thickness, is cheaper than the American 
method and much more artistic than the 
diagonal method. The hexagonal method 
apparently shows six sides of the shingle, 
thus overcoming the objection to severely 
straight lines and producing a pleasing 
effect. 


It not only renders the roof attractive 
to the eye, by breaking up the regularity 
of the surface, but affords better protec- 
tion than the diagonal method, owing to 
the fact that the overlap at the lower end 
of each shingle is almost twice as great as 
in the diagonal method. 


We highly recommend the hexagonal 
shingles, as in our estimation the French 
or diagonal shingles in no way compare 
with them, either from a construction or 
artistic point of view. 


Specifications 


Lay roof boards in the usual manner, 
breaking joints and nailing securely in 
place, leaving no loose ends. The roof- 
ing boards should be well seasoned and 
of narrow width. Over the roof boards 
lay one thickness of Johns-Manville As- 
bestos Slaters’ Felt, laying horizontally 


with a 4-inch lap, and with 12-inch lap on 
hips and valleys. 


Over the felt lay Johns-Manville Transite 
Asbestos Shingles in the following man- 
ner: Apply a 1%-inch thick by 1%-inch 
wide furring strip parallel with and flush 
with eaves, then lay one course No. 17 
*(C) Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos 
Shingles end to end, parallel with and 
overhanging the eaves 1 14-inch; over which 
apply one course of No. 61 *(B) shingles, 
entirely covering the starter, No. 17, 
breaking all joints as shown in detail. 


Cover balance of roof with No. 60 *(A) 
Shingles 12 inches by 12 inches, laid as 
shown, exposing 9% inches by 9% inches 
to the weather. Securely fasten all shin- 
gles in place with galvanized, needle- 
pointed nails, and fasten the points of the 
No. 60 main body shingles with special 
Johns-Manville Copper Storm Nails. 
Never drive nails down tight, it is only 
necessary to drive them firmly as with 
slate. All the main body shingles, i.e., 
the No. 60, should be laid with the 
diagonal lines on a 45-degree angle with 
the eaves. Over the ridges and hips 
apply Boston Hip or Johns-Manville 
Transite Asbestos Ridge and Hip Rolls, 
with not less than 3-inch lap, fastening in 
place with special ridge roll fasteners 
furnished for the purpose. 


*The letters (A) (B) (C) in these specifications refer to details of laying, shown on page 23. 


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Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


Referring to the detail illustrations, the 
copper storm nail is first laid head down; 
next, pushed half way underneath a 
shingle; then the next shingle in the 
course is laid with its cut or abutting 
side against the nail, the shingle of the 


course above is then slipped over; and 
finally the nail is bent down. This 
operation is repeated until the entire 
roof is covered. Flash all chimneys and 
valleys, with copper or other approved 
material. 


Diagonal Method 


Figure the same number of shingles to 
the square as for the hexagonal method. 


minerals. Due to the total absence of 
vegetable, animal and organic matter, it 


The starting courses for this method will is odorless, damp and weatherproof. It 
be No. 17, 4x 16 inches, then No. 14, — will not rot. 

while the main body shingle will be hse eh p 

No. 12, these numbers to apply to the _ !t is supplied in rolls 32" wide. Put up 


Texel 28 aChasize an lnethiew 1 0)%.1 Ominich 
size, use first No. 17, 4.x 16 inch, then 
No. 11 and No. g will be the main body 
shingles. 


JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS 
SJEvsUMeaRS)  leved lol? 


As an insulating and waterproofing ma- 
terial between roof boards and shingles or 
between siding and shingles, Johns-Man- 
ville Asbestos Slaters’ Felt is unequalled. 
It is composed of pure asbestos felt, 
saturated with natural asphalts—both 


in three-square rolls. 


The importance of using this material in 
conjunction with Johns-Manville Asbes- 
tos Shingles cannot be over-estimated, for 
together they provide a double insurance 
against extreme heat or cold, rain and 
wind. The top rooms of houses roofed 
with these products are as pleasantly cool 
in summer as they are snug and cosy in 
winter. They make the roof as sound 
and solid as the foundation, and eliminate 
the care and attention necessary where 
perishable materials are used. 


DATA AND NET PRICES ON JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS SHINGLES* 


Size 


Weight | Weight 
per 100 | per sq. 


Number! Surface 
Shingles) exposed 


Galv. 


nails 


Catalog 
Number 


Method 
of 


Net Price per Square 
Main Body Shingles 


|(crated, without fasteners) 


COLOR 


Catalog 


Net Price of Starters per 
100 lineal feet (crated, 
without fasteners) 


COLOR 


per sq. of 


(Inches) |Shingles} applied 
(lbs. ) f (Lbs.) | Starter 


Indian 
lbs. ) Red or 
Autumn 


Brown 


Indian 
Red or 
Autumn 
Brown. 
$31.43 
32.26 
30.89 
32.00 


per sq. | (Inches) laying 


Number 


of 
Shingle 


Gray Gray 


12x12 
Weexanrz 
8x16 
8x16 


16x16 


$8.33 
$333 
8.33 
S533 


bybys) 


$12.10 
I2,10 
12.10 
I2.10 


20.79 


$23.95 
25.04 
22.86 


24.03 
15.05 


American 
American 
American 
American 


215 
205 
185 
175 


345 


515 
495 
480 
455 


300 


5X12 1 51 
5X12 51 
7x8 51 
7x8 51 


13 Xt 17-11, Diagonal 20.40 


12X12] 200 16.70 


25237, 
16.70 


Diagonal 13.46 
8.33 


13.46 


92 X92 7-14 
8x9g 51 


93X93 


320 
650 


21.59 
36.83 


21.59 


17.35 
12.10 


17-35 


| 9x18] 320 American 


12X12) 200) 3720 17-61, Hexagonal 


79 345 | 300 S7ae Seas 17-71| Hexagonal 15.05 15.53| 20.79 


16x16 20.40 
c WAUZ1 
All shingles are 4 inch thick, except Nos. 17, 50 and 51 which are 14 inch. Numbers marked (*) have clipped corners. 
TNo. 50 (only) is also made in Conglomerate Brown. 
**Half round Ridge and Hip Roll, allowing 3-inch lap, per 100 lineal feet, Gray $23.25, Red or Brown $26.97, 


NET PRICES OF HIP AND RIDGE ROLLS AND ACCESSORIES 


HIP AND RIDGE ROLL | 


ba Cr CEET ORS OUR GEES 


Copper Storm Nails Copper Fasteners per 
per hundred hundre 


$1.00 


Galvanized Iron Needle 
: - Pointed Nails per Ib. 


29 $00 $ .10 


Note: 93 sections of ridge roll required for every 100 lineal feet of ridge or hip. Apols Ridge Roll with not less than 3-inch 1 
Johns-Manville Asbestos Slater’s Felt furnished at market prices. See page 23 for details of Hip and Ridge Roll ohaccicHeeel 


Color Per 16 Inch Section 


Gray 
Red or Brown 


Page Twenty-two 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


Details of 
Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles 


ALL SHINGLES IO Havre A 
2° HAD LAP. 
WEATHER EXPOSURE 7° 


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_NOTE—EAVE __~ es, AY AN | Aletha e  £ eel eae 
MOULD TO PROJECT — Uf YY =| ah gel! ats 

UP 4%" ABOVE SHEATHING (//_ i\| 

TO ACT AS CANT STRIP (OR 4% LATH Noe (AN I APPLICATION OF JM ASBESTOS 
MAY BE USED). SHINGLES TO PROJECT Sill! SHINGLES — AMERICAN MrTHop— 
ABOUT 14" AT EAVES AND 1%" AT GABLES. 


SHINGLES TO PROJECT ABOUT 
144" AT EAVES AND 4%" AT GABLES. 


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MAIN BOPY SHINGLE STARTE 
Al mY S m OTe TER 
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* VTC Starr's 


NOTE - 
Tavt MOULD TO PROJECT 


a ABOVE SHEATHING TO ACT AS CANT 
d STRIP ©R* TH LATH MAY BE vsEDp) 
APPLICATION OF J-M ASBESTOS 
COPPER STORM NAIL SHINGLES — HEXAGONAL METHOD. 


Steet, 
UP 


Kar Ya 
Base ary, 


Copper slorm rail 


Copper clip : og Z 
Cieed grate Frage ro// SS 


Hexogona/ shingle 
on roof Hexagonal 
Shingle 
showing applicatio 
of storm nail. 
enlarged scale. 


3 
se 


a 
Lee 
C4 


No.5 No 6 No 9-/6x16 No .50 No .60 -/2*/2 
5x16 §x16 No. /2-12 x/2 I*16 x/4 No. 70-16 */6 


Starters 
except No. /7 


7 W- {Ful No /7 | No.51-9X/F  . No.6! - 15% 
hig “9% 5s Ux 16 * 14 Rough Edge No.7/ ~20% 


All Ug thick 


Page Twenty-three 


Other Johns-Manville Products 


Roofings 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Ready-to-Lay Roofing 


Made of layers of asbestos felt im- 
pregnated with asphalt and cemented 
together into a 3- or 4-ply flexible 
sheet that defies fire, time and weather. 
Furnished insheets and rolls ready tolay. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Built-Up Roofing 


Made of the same materials as Asbestos 
Ready-to-Lay Roofing but built up on 
the roof. Weighs considerably less 
than any other roofing suitable for flat 
roofs. It forms a continuous, one- 
piece roof of flexible stone specially 
reinforced in the valleys and flashings. 


Johns-Manville Corrugated Asbestos Roofing 


A light, fire-resisting covering of great 
strength for roofing and siding. Made 
of Asbestos felts with a reinforcing core 
of sheet steel, for application directly 
over purlins or skeleton-frame con- 
struction. 


Johns-Manville Rubber-Type Ready Roofings : 
Regal, Pilot and Slatekote Brands : 


Made of the best wool felt saturated 
with refined asphalt. Superior to ordi- 
nary rubber-type roofings. Adapted 
to every type of building where a 
ready-to-lay roofing can be applied. 
Pilot brand is lower in grade and cost 
than Regal. Crushed slate is imbedded 
in the weather surface of the Slatekote 
brand. 


Johns-Manville Regal Roof Coating 


A preservative coating for restoring 
tin, wool felt and composition roofings. 
Furnished in black and 5 colors. 


Johns-Manville Asbestos Roof Putty 


For repairing cracked joints, nail holes, 
breaks in slate and tile roofs; for point- 
ing up around chimneys, skylights, etc. 
This putty will not dry out, nor run in 
the hottest weather; neither will it be- 
come brittle and crack or break under 
low temperatures. 


Building Materials 


Johns-Manville Keystone Hair Insulator 


An ideal flexible building sheathing for 
walls, floors, ceilings and under Johns- 
Manville Asbestos Shingles. It effec- 
tively insulates against heat, cold and 
dampness and is an excellent sound 
deadener. 


Johns-Manville Fibrous Enamel 


An all mineral coating for inside and 
outside structural iron work. It forms 
a tough, elastic, durable film which 
does not crack or flake. It prevents 


rust or corrosion. Also used for restor- 
ation of wool felt or composition roofing. 


Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos Wood 


For partitions, window casings, base- 
boards, gable ends, ceilings and many 
other places where fire-resistance and 
permanence are required — and yet 
where the use of metal or stucco is im- 
practical. Absolutely fire-resisting and 
extremely durable. It can be fastened 
with nails or screws, and does not 
distort or weaken in service. 


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